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I KNOW THAT THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED FREQUENTLY BUT HOW DO I MAKE MY BBY TAKE BOTTLE

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I BREASTFEED MY SON SINCE DAY ONE HE IS 5 MONTHS AND 3 WEEKS OLD AND I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH HIM TO GIVE HIM BOTTLE WITH MY MILK IN IT AND I WANT TO START WORKING IN A DAYCARE AM ACTUALY GOING TO TAKE HIM WITH ME AND I WANT HIM TO TAKE BOTTLE SO ALL CAN JUST DO IS PUMP AND GIVE HIM IN A BOTTLE MY BREASTMILK BUT HE GAGS ALOT ON ANY BOTTLE NIPPLE AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO PLEASE HELPPP MEEE !!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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Try a different nipple shape. Our kid will only take the playtex drop in bottle and even then I have to put some milk on his lips so he knows there's food in there if he sucks! He's so picky he even makes me hold him like I'm nursing him. I cradle hold him with his nose right up against my shirt and then slip the bottle in. Make sure the flow isn't to fast for him? Michael gagged when he was on a medium flow nipple but he's fine with a slow.

Our girls have had both breast and bottle since they started eating on their own. We used the medela nipples that are supposed to mimic BF. They can literally alternate feedings without any confusion or adjustment. We are trying to switch over to Dr. Brown's bottles now but they get a little fussy since the nipple is so narrow. Keep trying though!

Going through this now with my 7 week old. Tried all of the above, different nipples, someone else feeding, staying out of the room. My grandmother has a ton of patience. Her secret was to make sure the baby's tongue goes under the nipple. Baby was trying to kneed the bottle nipple with her tongue, which was pushing it out. Keep nipple at the gumline, wait until s/he curls it around it the bottom and then slide the bottle in so then sucking isn't blocked by the tongue. Grandmother also makes sucking face and sound to when she seems like she is starting to loose it and baby mimics. When baby gets frustrated use it as queue to sit up and burp rather than keep on trying. Hope it helps. Has taken a few consecutive days of trying during her afternoon feeding, but she is getting the hang of it and it now able to take 4 ozs this way. Real test will be having other people be successful. My fingers are crossed.

Couple things to try. My 6 month old will only take the bottle (breastmilk) if it is the right tempurature. Make sure you getting a nipple that is an early stage so it has the least amount of flow. Try different nipples. Try facing him away from you or just not in breastfeeding position. Try having someone else feed him ( at least till he gets the hang of it)
I had to have my husband do it to start out and just drop some of the milk in her mouth so she knew what it was. The big thing for us though was the temp.
Good luck!

Patience, and being smarter than the baby(-: I really had a hard time, it took a week to take a bottle, and like 3 weeks to eat without any issues. I found a bottle with a nipple that was slow flow and wide so it kind of felt like the breast when he latched on, I squeezed a little milk into the bottle nipple than put it on my boob, so he was sucking on the nipple but in the breastfeeding position, wierd as it sounds, that worked best because he started to get use to the bottle nipple feeling, and than when the bottle was there, he might be in the wrong position than he's use to, but he knew the feeling of that nipple and still got milk out. Sometimes I had to put him in the breastfeeding position, but sneak the bottle in.

Its never a good idea to starve an infant to coheres them to feed on a bottle, there are far more effective methods than that. Thats just cruel. An infant should never go more than 4 hours between feedings. Any doctor would attest to that.

totally agree with all the comments. try diffent nipples/bottles. my first child (now 5yrs old) refused the bottle for an entire 2 weeks when i pumped breastmilk into it, but she would take the bottle if i put formula in it. after trying different nipples just be patient and keep trying, your baby WILL take to bottle eventually.

Another piece of advice is to have someone else try and introduce the bottle, whether its dad, a grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle. The baby may get used to taking bottle and then it would be no big deal to the baby. Trying different bottles and nipples may help as well. Good luck

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